B3723 - Flamenco: rhythm, flow and complexity (improvers)

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Start Date: 12/01/2027      End Date: 16/03/2027        Start Time: 17:45      End Time: 19:15        Hours per Week: 1.50      No of Weeks: 9
Fees:      £90.00 (tuition)     £172.00 (overseas)     £28.00 (concessionary)
Tutor: Rowena Ritchie        No of Places: 14
Idea Store Whitechapel

Course Overview

Course Overview
This is where the dance starts to flow and the rhythm really lives in your body.
This course develops musical sensitivity, spatial awareness and coordination. The term builds on core technique while welcoming new improvers through clear structures and supported sequences.
Learners explore more complex step patterns, varied tempos, and group formations. Emphasis is placed on rhythmic precision, smooth transitions, expressive arms and confident use of space. Working closely with live guitar, dancers strengthen their understanding of musical phrasing and deepen their connection between rhythm, movement and expression.

What will you learn and be able to do?

What will you learn and be able to do?
* Perform footwork sequences incorporating dynamic changes in speed, while maintaining sound quality and posture.
* Demonstrate at least two techniques each for arms, turns and skirt use within continuous movement.
* Maintain coordination between arms and footwork for at least 3 minutes without loss of clarity or balance.
* Show accurate musical phrasing, starting, repeating and ending sequences correctly in relation to the music.
* Perform one completed flamenco dance of 3–4 minutes, appropriate to improvers level, with confidence and consistency.
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Entry requirements

Entry requirements
You MUST have completed a beginners or introduction to Flamenco course with a minimum of one years’ previous Flamenco dance experience. You should also be reasonably physically fit.
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Equipment required

Equipment required
A bottle of water. Flamenco shoes and a loose skirt, for women. Flamenco shoes and normal attire for men.
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How will you know you are making progress?

How will you know you are making progress?
You will have an ‘Individual Learning Plan’ where the course learning outcomes are shown and where you can set individual learning goals and monitor your own progress against these.

You will need to evaluate your own progress and manage your time.

Your tutor will give ongoing feedback and will keep you informed of your progress.
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At the beginning of the course an initial assessment takes place to identify your level of experience knowledge or current skills.

The tutor will carry out informal assessments to check your understanding, there is no exam.

You will complete a self-assessment at the beginning, middle and end of the course and you will participate in regular self assessment.

Your tutor will let you know how you are getting on throughout the course, to help you work to your full potential.

At the end of the course you will receive written feedback.
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Progress opportunities - your next steps

Progress opportunities - your next steps
Your tutor can be approached for additional information and advice during the course. You can progress to the Flamenco Intermediate course and / or other popular dance courses at beginners’ level.
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Other info

Other info
In general, we will not allow late entry to any course after the first two weeks. To maximise your chances of benefiting from the course fully we expect you to attend all scheduled sessions and that you do so punctually and are ready to start learning at the start of the class.
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Extra Support

Extra Support
If you have declared a learning difficulty, disability or support need whilst enrolling and you require support/assistance in class or to complete your course, please discuss your needs with your tutor at the first lesson.

If you intend to take an examination and feel you have an additional learning need or special requirements, you must declare them to your tutor within the first 2 weeks of your course.

If you are studying in an online group, then you can arrange a one-to-one online discussion with your tutor, after the session, or by email.

Where we aim to make reasonable adjustments to support our learners, please note we are unable to provide any type of in class or in person support if your course takes place online.
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